^ Exactly right Stitchawl. Look, I do like Kobe beef, but come on...can I really truly tell that the cow had 3 massages a day when it comes to my plate? Wouldn't bet money on it and its a lotta money!

And for sure, no beef for me either in Thailand.
I recently had steak twice at 2 branches of a local HK steak chain called "Steak Expert". Ummmm, no offense, but it was only OK, a bit better than most local so-called steak places, but really, perhaps only a cut or 2 above Sizzler in the States. But no huge martinis, no creamed spinach and where the hell are the potatoes?!?!?
I am YEARNING for the prime rib from my all-time fave steakhouse Old Homestead in NYC. And the 40 day dry aged, bone-in ribeye from Primehouse on Park Ave. dammit...lol
Yep, its gonna be stuff like this that I miss the most about NYC...And also, the steaks are much smaller weight in HK than in the States, rarely over 10-12 ounces, surely not enough for me when I am craving cow.